Roller washing-machine



(ModeL) J. H. GARLILE.

ROLLER WASHING MACHINE.

No. 367,700. Paten-tedAug. Z, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I JAOLIN HENRY GARLILE, OF GREELEY, KANSAS.

ROLLER WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,700, dated August2, 1887.

Application filed Novemberfli], 1886. Serial No. 320,176. (Model) T0 aZZwhom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAOLIN HENRY OAR LILE, of Greeley, in the county ofAnderson and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Roller \Vashing- Machines; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of thisspecificalion.

My invention relates to an improvement in roller washing-machines; andit consists in the combination of the frame, which is provided withsuitable slots, the lower rollers, which have no other movement than arevolving one, the upper roller, which has both a revolving and avertical movement, the springs, which are connected at one end to thejournals of this roller, and which are bent and passed through the slotsin the frame,and the notched adj usting-plates,to which the upper endsofthe springs are fastened, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to adjust the prcssure'ot' the springsupon the journals of the upper roller by means of ratchet'plates orlinks, which are held in recesses in the edge of the frame,and whichcatch over projections which are passed through the recesses, wherebythe pressure of the springs can be adjusted more readily and quicklythan can bedone by the use of set screws or other regulatingdevices.

Figure 1 is an end view of a machine to which my invention is applied.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3'is an inverted view.

A represents the frame of the machine, which is constructed in the usualmanner; 13,- the lower rollers, which have no other than a turningmovement; 0, the upper roller, which has both a revolving and a verticalmovement; and D, the crank or handle, which is applied to the journalfor the purpose of revolving it,and thus causing the clothes which arebeing washed to pass back and forth between the rollers in the usualmanner. Formed upon one edge of each end of the frame are the extensionsE, and through these extensions are formed the slots F, of suitablelength for the springs G to pass through. These springs G, which are toregulate the pressure of the upper upon the lower rollers, consist ofbent rods or wires, which have their lower ends formed into eyes orloops H, which catch over the journals of the roller 0. From thejournals thesprings extend toward the slots th rough which they arepassed, bent backward to form the curl S, and then they are bent doubleand have their opposite ends extend along over the tops of the ends ofthe roller 0, and the longer ends of the springs are connected to theplates I, which have ratchets formed in the lower portion of their outeredges. These plates or links are placed in the slots or recesses I,which are formed in the edges of the frame, and are held in any desiredposition by having the ratchets formed in their edges to catch behind orover pins 0, which are passed through the end of the frame and therecesses, as shown.

Vhen it is desired to increase the pressure of the springs upon theupper r0ller,it is only necessary to force downward upon the plates towhich the longer ehds of the springs are connected, and then cause theratchet-s to catch behind the pins which pass through the frame. Inbearing down upon these longer ends the leverage upon the shorter endsis increased and the journals of the roller 0 are forced downwardcorrespondingly. The slots F form bearings for the springs at that pointwhere they are bent double, and hence the greater the tension upon thelonger ends of the springs the greater the downward pressure by theshorter ends upon the journalsof the roller. \Vhen it is desired toslacken the pressure of the upper roller upon the lower ones, it is onlynecessary to force the plates backward in their recesses, when theirnotched edges will become disengaged from the pins 0, when both ends ofthe springs will spring upward, and thus release the roller 0 from anydownward pressure. These springs can be as readily applied to a wringeras to a washing-machine for forcing the rollers together.

In order to hold the washing-machine in position either in or upon thetub, a projection, N, is rigidly secured to the under side of the frameA, Applied to the bottom of the frame A is aslotted slide, 1?, which ismade to move in a straight line back and forth by the projection N onthe bottom of the frame, and which slide is held in any desired positionby means of the thumb-screw R. of the slide is a hooked rod whichcatches over the top of the tub,and thus holds the machine rigidly inplaee.

Having thus described my invention, I?

claim- The combination of the frame, provided with suitable slots andrecesses to receive the ratchet-plates, the rollers B O, and thesprings, which are connected at one end to the journals, and which arepassed through the slots Connected to the end

